1 Chron. 22:1‑29:30• 1{i}And David said{/i}, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
2And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
3And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
4also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
5And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for Jehovah must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
6Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for Jehovah God of Israel.
7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of Jehovah, my God:
8But the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
9Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
10He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.
11{i}Now, my son, Jehovah be with thee, that thou mayest prosper, and build the house of Jehovah thy God, as he has said of thee.{/i}
12{i}Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God.{/i}
13{i}Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to perform the statutes and ordinances which Jehovah commanded Moses for Israel: be strong and courageous; fear not, neither be dismayed.{/i}
14{i}And behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight, for it is in abundance; and timber and stone have I prepared; and thou shalt add to it.{/i}
15{i}And there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of skilful men for every kind of work.{/i}
16{i}Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing and Jehovah be with thee.{/i}
17{i}And David commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,{/i}
18{i}Is not Jehovah your God with you? and has he not given you rest on every side? for he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and before his people.{/i}
19{i}Now set your heart and your soul to seek Jehovah your God; and arise and build the sanctuary of Jehovah Elohim, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the vessels of the sanctuary of God into the house that is to be built unto the name of Jehovah.{/i}
1So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3{i}And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.{/i}
4{i}Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;{/i}
5{i}and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.{/i}
6{i}And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.{/i}
7{i}Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.{/i}
8{i}The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.{/i}
9{i}The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.{/i}
10{i}And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.{/i}
11{i}And Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one.{/i}
12{i}The sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.{/i}
13{i}The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated, that he should be hallowed as most holy, he and his sons forever, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to bless in his name forever.{/i}
14{i}—And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.{/i}
15{i}The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.{/i}
16{i}The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.{/i}
17{i}And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.{/i}
18{i}—The sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head.{/i}
19{i}The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.{/i}
20{i}The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second.{/i}
21{i}The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.{/i}
22{i}And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.{/i}
23{i}The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.{/i}
24These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from the age of twenty years and upward.
25{i}For David said, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem forever;{/i}
26{i}and the Levites also have no more to carry the tabernacle, nor any of its vessels for its service{/i}.
27For, by the last words of David, the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
28because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, {i}over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of all holy things, and for the work of the service of the house of God;{/i}
29{i}and for the loaves to be set in rows, and for the fine flour for the oblation, and for the unleavened cakes, and for what is baked in the pan, and for that which is saturated with oil , and for all measure of capacity and size;{/i}
30{i}and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;{/i}
31{i}and for all burnt-offerings offered up to Jehovah on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before Jehovah;{/i}
32{i}and they kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of Jehovah.{/i}
1{i}And the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.{/i}
2{i}And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.{/i}
3{i}And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.{/i}
4{i}And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.{/i}
5{i}And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.{/i}
6{i}And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.{/i}
7{i}And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,{/i}
8{i}the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,{/i}
9{i}the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,{/i}
10{i}the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,{/i}
11{i}the ninth for Jeshuah, the tenth for Shecaniah,{/i}
12{i}the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,{/i}
13{i}the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,{/i}
14{i}the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,{/i}
15{i}the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizez,{/i}
16{i}the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Ezekiel,{/i}
17{i}the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,{/i}
18{i}the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.{/i}
19{i}This is their ordering in their service to come into the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance, through Aaron their father, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded him.{/i}
20{i}And as for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.{/i}
21{i}Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the head was Jishijah.{/i}
22{i}Of the Jizharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.{/i}
23{i}—And the sons of Hebron: Jerijah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.{/i}
24{i}The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir;{/i}
25{i}the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.{/i}
26{i}The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.{/i}
27{i}The sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.{/i}
28{i}Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.{/i}
29{i}Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.{/i}
30{i}And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.{/i}
31{i}These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites, —the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren.{/i}
1Moreover, David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
2{i}of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of the king.{/i}
3{i}Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, and Shimei six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.{/i}
4{i}Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkijah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth:{/i}
5{i}all these were sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his power; and God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.{/i}
6{i}All these were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king.{/i}
7{i}And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of Jehovah, all of them skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.{/i}
8{i}And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.{/i}
9{i}And the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second: he and his brethren and his sons were twelve.{/i}
10{i}The third to Zaccur; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
11{i}The fourth to Jizri; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
12{i}The fifth to Nethaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
13{i}The sixth to Bukkijah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
14{i}The seventh to Jesharelah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
15{i}The eighth to Isaiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
16{i}The ninth to Mattaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
17{i}The tenth to Shimei; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
18{i}The eleventh to Azareel; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
19{i}The twelfth to Hashabiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
20{i}The thirteenth to Shubael; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
21{i}The fourteenth to Mattithiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
22{i}The fifteenth to Jeremoth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
23{i}The sixteenth to Hananiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
24{i}The seventeenth to Joshbekashah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
25{i}The eighteenth to Hanani; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
26{i}The nineteenth to Mallothi; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
27{i}The twentieth to Elijathah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
28{i}The twenty-first to Hothir; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
29{i}The twenty-second to Giddalti; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
30{i}The twenty-third to Mahazioth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
31{i}The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
1{i}The divisions of the doorkeepers. Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.{/i}
2{i}And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,{/i}
3{i}Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.{/i}
4{i}—And the sons of Obed-Edom: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,{/i}
5{i}Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God had blessed him.{/i}
6{i}And to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who were rulers in their father's house; for they were mighty men of valour.{/i}
7{i}The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, and Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu and Semachiah.{/i}
8{i}All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service, were sixty-two of Obed-Edom.{/i}
9{i}—And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, men of valour, eighteen.{/i}
10{i}—And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the head, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the head;{/i}
11{i}Hilkijah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.{/i}
12{i}Among these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, among the head-men, as to the charges together with their brethren, for performing the service in the house of Jehovah.{/i}
13{i}And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.{/i}
14{i}And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah; and they cast lots for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, and his lot came out northward;{/i}
15{i}to Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.{/i}
16{i}To Shuppim and Hosah westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the ascent, watch against watch.{/i}
17{i}Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and in the storehouse two and two.{/i}
18{i}At the portico westward, four at the causeway, two at the portico.{/i}
19{i}These are the divisions of the doorkeepers among the sons of the Korahites and among the sons of Merari.{/i}
20{i}And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.{/i}
21{i}The sons of Laadan, the sons of the Gershonites of Laadan, chief fathers of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli;{/i}
22{i}the sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah.{/i}
23{i}As to the Amramites, the Jizharites, the Hebronites, the Uzzielites....{/i}
24{i}And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was overseer of the treasures.{/i}
25{i}And his brethren, of Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Isaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.{/i}
26{i}This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which king David, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated{/i}
27{i}(from the wars and out of the spoils had they dedicated them , to maintain the house of Jehovah),{/i}
28{i}and all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated: all that was dedicated was under the hand of Shelomith and of his brethren.{/i}
29{i}Of the Jizharites, Chenaniah and his sons were over Israel, for the outward business for officers and judges.{/i}
30{i}Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, for the administration of Israel on this side Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king.{/i}
31{i}Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the head; (as to the Hebronites, according to their families according to the fathers: in the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jaazer in Gilead;){/i}
32{i}and his brethren, men of valour, two thousand seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and the affairs of the king.{/i}
1Now the children of Israel, after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty-four thousand.
2{i}Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
3{i}He was of the children of Pherez, the head of all the captains of the hosts for the first month.{/i}
4{i}And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite; and in his division was Mikloth ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
5{i}The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah (the son of Jehoiada, a principal officer): he was head; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
6{i}This Benaiah was a mighty man among the thirty, and above the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son.{/i}
7{i}The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
8{i}The fifth for the fifth month was the captain Shamhuth the Jizrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
9{i}The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
10{i}The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
11{i}The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
12{i}The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjaminites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
13{i}The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
14{i}The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
15{i}The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.{/i}
16{i}And over the tribes of Israel were: for the Reubenites Eliezer the son of Zichri was the prince; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah;{/i}
17{i}for the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;{/i}
18{i}for Judah, Elihu of the brethren of David; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;{/i}
19{i}for Zebulun, Jishmaiah the son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel;{/i}
20{i}for the children of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Azaziah; for the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah;{/i}
21{i}for the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Jiddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;{/i}
22{i}for Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.{/i}
23{i}And David took not their number from twenty years old and under; for Jehovah had said he would increase Israel as the stars of heaven.{/i}
24{i}Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he did not finish; and there fell wrath for it upon Israel; and the number was not put in the account of the chronicles of king David.{/i}
25{i}And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the storehouses in the country, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers was Jonathan the son of Uzziah.{/i}
26{i}And over them that worked in the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.{/i}
27{i}And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over what was in the vineyards of stores of wine was Zabdi the Shiphmite:{/i}
28{i}and over the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the cellars of oil was Joash.{/i}
29{i}And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai.{/i}
30{i}And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the asses was Jehdiah the Meronothite.{/i}
31{i}And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagarite. All these were comptrollers of the substance which was king David's.{/i}
32{i}And Jonathan, David's uncle, was counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons;{/i}
33{i}and Ahithophel was the king's counsellor; and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend;{/i}
34{i}and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and Joab was captain of the king's army.{/i}
1{i}And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the princes of the divisions that ministered to the king, and the captains over thousands, and the captains over hundreds, and the comptrollers of all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the chamberlains, and the mighty men, and all the men of valour, unto Jerusalem.{/i}
2{i}And king David stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people!{/i} As for me, I had in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God, {i}and I have prepared to build{/i}.
3{i}But{/i} God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
4Howbeit Jehovah, God of Israel, chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel;
5{i}and of all my sons, (for Jehovah has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel{/i}.
6And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him {i}to be my son, and I will be his father{/i}.
7{i}And I will establish his kingdom forever, if he be firm to do my commandments and mine ordinances, as at this day.{/i}
8{i}And now in the sight of all Israel, the congregation of Jehovah, and in the audience of our God, —keep and seek for all the commandments of Jehovah your God; that ye may possess the good land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children after you forever.{/i}
9{i}And thou, Solomon my son, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searches all hearts, and discerns all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cut thee off forever.{/i}
10{i}Consider now, that Jehovah has chosen thee to build a house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.{/i}
11{i}And David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of its houses, and of its treasuries, and of its upper chambers, and of its inner chambers, and of the house of the mercy-seat;{/i}
12and the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of Jehovah, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things;
13also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, and for all the vessels of service in the house of Jehovah,
14{i}gold by weight for things of gold, for all utensils of each kind of service; for all utensils of silver, by weight, for all utensils of each kind of service;{/i}
15{i}and the weight of the golden candlesticks, and of their golden lamps, by weight for every candlestick, and for its lamps; and for the silver candlesticks, by weight, for the candlestick and for its lamps, according to the use of every candlestick{/i};
16he gave by weight of the gold {i}for the tables of the loaves to be set in rows{/i}, for the various vessels, and the silver for those that were to be made of silver;
17also pure gold for the flesh-hooks and for the bowls, and the cups; {i}and for the golden basons by weight for every bason; and for the silver basons by weight for every bason;{/i}
18{i}and for the altar of incense, refined gold by weight; and the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim of gold, which spread out their wings and cover the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.{/i}
19All this (said David) Jehovah made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
20{i}And David said to Solomon his son,{/i} Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for Jehovah God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work, for the service of the house of Jehovah.
21{i}And behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites are for all the service of the house of God; and thou hast with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing man, skilful for every sort of service; and the princes and all the people are wholly at thy commandment.{/i}
1{i}And king David said to all the congregation, Solomon my son, the one whom God has chosen, is young and tender, and the work is great; for this palace is not to be for man, but for Jehovah Elohim.{/i}
2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God, the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things. of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
3Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house:
4even, three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal;
5{i}gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work by the hands of artificers. And{/i} who is willing to consecrate his service this day unto Jehovah?
6Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers, of the king's work, offered willingly,
7and gave for the service of the house of God, of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
8And they with whom precious stones were found, gave them to the treasure of the house of Jehovah, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
10Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the congregation, and David said, Blessed be thou, Jehovah God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
11Thine, O Jehovah, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Jehovah, and thou art exalted as head above all.
12Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee and praise thy glorious name.
14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
15For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
16{i}Jehovah our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house to thy holy name, is of thy hand, and is all thine own.{/i}
17{i}And I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart have I willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, offer willingly to thee.{/i}
18O Jehovah God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
19and give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, {i}and to do all, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.{/i}
20{i}And David said to all the congregation, Bless now Jehovah your God. And all the congregation blessed Jehovah the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and did homage to Jehovah and the king.{/i}
21{i}And they sacrificed sacrifices to Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the morrow after that day:{/i} even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
22{i}and they{/i} did eat and drink before Jehovah on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king, the second time, {i}and anointed him to Jehovah to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.{/i}
23Then Solomon sat upon the throne of Jehovah as king, instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
24And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
25And Jehovah magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
26Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
27And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
28And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
29{i}And the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer;{/i}
30{i}with all his reign and his might, and the times that passed over him, and over Isra{/i}el{i}, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.{/i} (1 Chron. 22:1‑29:30)